Comments on: Huge Difference Between “Be” and “Make” http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/05/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=huge-difference-between-be-and-make Just another Diggings site Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Penelope Trunk http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/05/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112223 Penelope Trunk Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:10:14 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/05/30/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112223 I love the chicken comment. Isn't it funny that everone would like to work with this person? It reveals so much about the research I'm always spouting about on my blog -- people like optimists, people like to work with people they like, interviews are about do you like the person -- it's all revealed in that little story. But that's not why I"m commenting. I want to say that I write down five things I'm greatful for every night. I do it becuase it works. Not miracles, but it works a little. Keeps me focused on positive stuff. The nights I don't do it, I can consciously feel myself wnating to wallow in anger or self-pity and it's very hard to do that and write the five things I'm greatful for, so I skip the list. Penelope I love the chicken comment. Isn’t it funny that everone would like to work with this person? It reveals so much about the research I’m always spouting about on my blog — people like optimists, people like to work with people they like, interviews are about do you like the person — it’s all revealed in that little story.

But that’s not why I”m commenting. I want to say that I write down five things I’m greatful for every night. I do it becuase it works. Not miracles, but it works a little. Keeps me focused on positive stuff.

The nights I don’t do it, I can consciously feel myself wnating to wallow in anger or self-pity and it’s very hard to do that and write the five things I’m greatful for, so I skip the list.

Penelope

]]> By: wwds http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/05/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112186 wwds Thu, 31 May 2007 02:25:52 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/05/30/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112186 I don't think so, at all, Karen...it makes a lot of sense. I wonder how many of us can do this during the day when we also need a pick me up. Hey my mom said that too! She went thru the depression...that might have had something to do with it too. I don’t think so, at all, Karen…it makes a lot of sense. I wonder how many of us can do this during the day when we also need a pick me up.
Hey my mom said that too! She went thru the depression…that might have had something to do with it too.

]]> By: Working Girl http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/05/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112185 Working Girl Wed, 30 May 2007 23:59:19 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/05/30/huge-difference-between-be-and-make/#comment-112185 This sounds very Pollyanna-ish but I read not long ago that if you simply spend a few moments every evening (say in bed before you go to sleep) recounting the good things that happened that day, and the things in your life that you can be grateful for, your level of happiness will measurably improve. I think it was actually in the Wall St. Journal. Didn't Mom say, "Count your blessings?" Gosh, I think she did. This sounds very Pollyanna-ish but I read not long ago that if you simply spend a few moments every evening (say in bed before you go to sleep) recounting the good things that happened that day, and the things in your life that you can be grateful for, your level of happiness will measurably improve. I think it was actually in the Wall St. Journal.

Didn’t Mom say, “Count your blessings?” Gosh, I think she did.

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